CHULA VISTA  Otay Ranch junior Alfredo “Tommy” Espinoza had an incredible flair for the dramatic in front of a raucous home crowd at the San Diego Section Masters wrestling tournament Saturday night.

Trailing 2-1 in the waning seconds, Espinoza evened the 106-pound championship bout on a stall penalty, then scored the winning takedown at the buzzer to clinch his second straight title in dramatic fashion.

Espinoza’s 4-2 victory over Brawley’s Vincent Elizalde upped his season record to 42-0 and provided the first of an evening full of riveting moments.

“I just stuck to my philosophy,” Espinoza said. “When I was down by a point, I just told myself to keep calm and I’ll come out on top, no matter what.”

Espinoza headed a group of six wrestlers who won Masters titles for the second time. Central Union’s Micah Perez repeated in the 113-pound division, and Del Norte’s Evan McKirdy (126) and Steele Canyon’s Brady Beamon (160) also took home their second straight titles, although at higher weight classes than last year.

Poway’s Josh Miranda (120) and Victor Lopez (132) won their second Masters titles, both having won at lower weight classes in 2010.

The Titans took home the most individual championships, winning six, while no other school won more than one. Poway sent nine wrestlers into title bouts and qualified 12 for the state tournament. The top three finishers in each weight class will move on to state, to be held Friday and Saturday in Bakersfield.

Ino came from behind to beat Vista’s Jeremy Edgel 3-2 when he scored a reversal with six seconds remaining. King trailed Central Union’s Josh McFadden by two in the final minute before getting a stall point and an escape to draw level. King then took down McFadden with seven seconds remaining before conceding a late escape to win 5-4.

In the night’s opening title bout, the Espinoza-Elizalde match appeared headed for overtime before Espinoza executed his first takedown with one-tenth of a second remaining, sparking near pandemonium.

About a dozen Otay Ranch students stormed the floor, running to the edge of the mat, screaming and fist pumping. Order was quickly restored, and Espinoza then ran into the crowd to celebrate with his throng of supporters.

“I was really excited,” Espinoza said. “It was just one of those moments I’ll never forget.”